Member of Technical Staff - Voice Product
Builds and ships voice features for Grok across platforms, owning backend engineering for low-latency voice infrastructure and model integrations. Requires proficiency in Python/Rust, backend focus, and hands-on mobile experience.
About the job
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own backend engineering for scalable, low-latency voice infrastructure and model integrations.
- Collaborate directly with Grok Voice model, media, and product teams to deliver end-to-end experiences.
- Drive performance, reliability, and quality of voice interactions at global scale.
- Move fast across platforms and product groups as a generalist.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Proficiency in Python or Rust, with a strong track record of writing clean, efficient, maintainable, and scalable code.
- Deep interest in voice/audio AI.
- Strong generalist engineer with backend focus.
- Hands-on experience shipping features on iOS and/or Android.
- The ability to work across all product groups and do whatever it takes for best user experience.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Background in AI-driven consumer products or media generation technologies.
- Track record collaborating across engineering, research, and product teams to ship delightful features quickly.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
$180,000 - $440,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
Skills
Python, Rust, iOS, Android, Voice Ai, Audio Ai, Backend Engineering, Ai Model Integration, Scalable Infrastructure
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